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Customer - Tailored Scalability

A snap-together approach to system architecture that allows you to configure--and reconfigure--systems that match your requirements precisely.

Just choose the bricks that your applications require:

  • Cx-brick
  • IX-brick
  • PX-brick
  • X-brick
  • R-brick
  • D-brick
  • G-brick
  • V-brick
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    Cx-brick (CPU module):
    This new "super-brick" is the CPU building block of SGI® Origin® 3000. The Cx-brick packs up to 16 MIPS processors and 32GB of memory into a compact 4U (seven-inch) module, offering quadruple the maximum computational capability of the previous C-brick. The Cx-brick offers enhanced configuration flexibility to scale more memory or I/O per processor.

    Image of XI-brick   IX-brick (base I/O module)*:
    The IX-brick enables the modular construction of base system I/O and provides 11 available PCI-X slots, distributed over six 64-bit/133MHz PCI-X buses, system disk, and a CD-ROM. To expand the I/O capabilities of the system further, PX bricks can be added to avoid unnecessarily duplicating the initial I/O infrastructure.
    Image of PX-brick   PX-brick (PCI expansion)*:
    For PCI expansion, the PX-brick provides 12 hot-pluggable PCI-X cards distributed over six buses. Each bus supports two PCI slots configurable at 33 or 66 MHz and is also PCI-compatible. The scalable, high-bandwidth architecture of SGI Origin 3000 ensures that every bus on every P-brick operates without bandwidth contention at any time.
    Image of X-brick   X-brick (XIOTM expansion):
    The X-brick delivers high-performance I/O expansion with four XIO slots that support HIPPI, GSN, VME, and other high-performance networking cards. The X-brick has two Xtown2 ports (1.6GB/sec each direction) that connect to an Xtown2 port on a C-brick.
    Image of R-brick   R-brick (router interconnect):
    The R-brick is a metarouter that provides system scalability up to 512 processors in a high-memory bandwidth and low-memory-latency shared-memory environment.
    Image of D-brick   D-brick (disk storage):
    D-brick (disk storage):For data-intensive applications, each D-brick supports up to 12 Fibre Channel (36GB 15K, 73GB 10K, and 180GB 7.2K ) drives supporting over 2TB of directly connected disk storage. To maximize performance, each disk can be connected to either one of two separate Fibre Channel loops. The D-brick supports either Fibre Channel attached JBOD (just a bunch of disks) or RAID (redundant array of independent disks) within an SGI Origin 3000 rack.
    Image of G-brick   G-brick (InfiniteReality® family graphics expansion):
    The G-brick provides tightly integrated InfiniteReality® family large-scale visualization capabilities that can be scaled from 1 to 16 pipes (eight G-bricks in a system). Each G-brick has one 2RM port and one 4RM port. For more information, visit the SGI® Onyx® 3000 series site.
    Image of V-brick   V-brick (InfinitePerformanceTM graphics expansion):
    The V-brick is a 4U-high (7 inches) brick for the SGI Onyx 3000 series that holds up to two independent InfinitePerformance graphics pipes, each with dual-channel and digital video output capabilities. When used with the SG4 compositor, the V-brick enables users to achieve unparalleled polygon per second performance. For more information, visit the SGI® Onyx® 3000 series site.

    * PCI-X to be available in Q1CY-03